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Commander Paula Lundgren of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) Post 1902 announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition. Middle school students in grades 6-8 in this area have the opportunity to compete and win thousands of dollars in national awards. The VFW enacted the Patriot’s Pen
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is announcing the continuation of a statewide push to increase access to “no-barrier” COVID-19 testing with the fifth week of testing locations. MDH is partnering with local public health officials and other community partners to offer testing the week of Oct. 19 in Montevideo, Monticello, Cambridge, and Crookston. As
The Minnesota Department of Health released its COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday. All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14 unless noted. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – Polk County Minnesota Tests 8,533 2,386,848 Positive Cases 447 117,106 Percent
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,169 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths. Polk County had eight new cases. Of the new cases, 1,108 are confirmed cases which were found in 19,801 completed tests for a positive rate of 5.6 percent. Updated October 15, 2020 Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current
Bonnie Rae Gorden, 71, of rural Climax, MN, passed at her home Tuesday afternoon, October 13, 2020, with her beloved husband, Reuben, at her side. She had been under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Bonnie was born in the old Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN on February 22, 1949, to Raymond
Well…..right when you think 2020 can’t get any worse, it goes and totally redeems itself. We were beyond saddened to find out Park Rapids’ John Schumacher had passed away. John was one of the nicest, most genuine people I have met. John would always go out of his way to make sure he would come
